Escalating Waste Generation Requires Drastic Action
Global waste generation is expected to double by 2050 given the current system in many regions. As the damaging effects…
Tensions rise as US threatens to ‘take out’ Russian missiles
The threat from a senior US diplomat to "take out" Russian missiles that Washington believes are in breach of an…
Physics Nobel for laser pioneers includes first woman in 55 years
A trio of American, French and Canadian scientists won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics for breakthroughs in laser technology…
India and Russia to sign S-400 Missile deal this week
Moscow and Delhi will sign a deal worth more than $5 billion on the delivery of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missiles…
Gita Gopinath: IMF’s first female chief economist
The IMF has appointed Harvard professor Gita Gopinath as its next chief economist. Thus, making her the first women to…
Putin supports plan to de-dollarize
VTB Bank head Andrey Kostin told the Russian news agency, RIA Novosti that President Vladimir Putin supports the working plan…
Railroad to connect St. Petersburg with Berlin
Russia and Germany have agreed to connect Germany’s capital Berlin with St. Petersburg, which is often branded Russia’s northern capital.…
Monsoon rainfall predicted below average
Rainfall in India’s annual monsoon season in 2018 was below average and less than forecast, with key crop-growing northern states…
Moscow warns the US against “Naval Blockade”
Russia has issued a stern warning against any potential US attempts to restrict foreign trade with Moscow. Russian Federation is…
Game changing discovery in Cancer therapy
American James Allison and Japanese Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discoveries leading to…